The Yearling

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An American classicand Pulitzer Prizewinning storythat shows the ultimate bond between child and pet.

No novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than The Yearling. Young Jody adopts an orphaned fawn he calls Flag and makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his family fights off wolves, bears, and even alligators, and faces failure in their tenuous subsistence farming, Jody must finally part with his dear animal friend. There has been a film and even a musical based on this moving story, a fine work of great American literature.

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"Heart-stopping adventure and heart-wrenching human elements.... This is a classic well worth its Pulitzer Prize. Earthy dialect and homespun wisdom season the story, giving it a unique and unforgettable flavor, and N.C. Wyeth's warm, soft illustrations capture an era of rough subsistence and sweet survival."
"Never before has Mrs. Rawlings created a set of characters who are so close and real to the reader, whose intimate life one can share without the taint of unconscious patronage."

Author Bio

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (18961953) lived for twenty-five years in Cross Creek, Florida, the area that is the setting forThe Yearling, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. She is the author of several earlier novels as well as a memoir,Cross Creek, which inspired the acclaimed motion picture of the same name.